give me a reason to change my desktop... no chavez needed here...
Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)? About coming with a killer desktop for you, I'm still in the process of 'whatthehellamIgoingtonext' kinda of setting.
...just wondering, what do you think of this revise desktop:
It's excellent, mandolux! I just downloaded and installed it. Gotta love that dark-haired blue-eyed beauty. Off topic, how Swiss is your origin? (I'm 50 percent Swiss, the other half being French.) Maybe you should change your name to Mandolux, Original Swiss Formula, for marketing purposes.
Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)? About coming with a killer desktop for you, I'm still in the process of 'whatthehellamIgoingtonext' kinda of setting.
Hero? That would be Wilhelm Tell. But I'm not really a 'big' fan of him, though what he did was great. Some Information about him:
...just wondering, what do you think of this revise desktop:
looks great! did you draw it yourself, or did you have a picture? just asking...
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Originally posted by Escher
Off topic, how Swiss is your origin? (I'm 50 percent Swiss, the other half being French.) Maybe you should change your name to Mandolux, Original Swiss Formula, for marketing purposes.
uhm, escher, I believe that I am that person with swiss origins... ahem..because his question was directed at me...
...Wilhelm Tell is a story. I was asking for a real hero, an actual person that inspires you? If I'm not mistaken, Wilhelm Tell is the story where Wilhelm shoots an apple on top of his son's head.
...no swiss roots in my family.
...the desktop was inspired by an ad in a magazine.
...thank you so much for liking my desktop - any suggestions in how to improve it?
uhm, escher, I believe that I am that person with swiss origins... ahem..because his question was directed at me...
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
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Originally posted by /mandolux/
no swiss roots in my family.
That's what I thought. Your roots seem to be (much) further West and South from Switzerland. Read an explanation of my temporary confusion above.
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thank you so much for liking my desktop - any suggestions in how to improve it?
I prefer dark desktops (a) because the Dock shows better on a dark desktop and (b) because a dark desktop provides better contrast for usually bright white windows. Case in point, I used one of the desktops you made based on a picture of some ice, with horizontal black bands at the top and bottom, for many months. I've also switched back to a black background since this morning. Therfore, I think the image of the girl's face would benefit from a darker background.
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Originally posted by Xidius
It came with an installer? o_O
LOL. I enjoyed Xidius' rhetorical question as well. Didn't anybody else notice that Mandolux's desktops come with an installer? I must have been on crack. Just to avoid even the appearance of a misunderstanding, I obviously used the term "install" to indicate that I downloaded Mandolux's image and set it as my desktop in the System Preferences.
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
...Wilhelm Tell is a story. I was asking for a real hero, an actual person that inspires you? If I'm not mistaken, Wilhelm Tell is the story where Wilhelm shoots an apple on top of his son's head.
I'll look for one. You're not mistaken about the story.
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
I don't think I would ever say something like that - I know I'm not that good.
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I prefer dark desktops (a) because the Dock shows better on a dark desktop and (b) because a dark desktop provides better contrast for usually bright white windows. Case in point, I used one of the desktops you made based on a picture of some ice, with horizontal black bands at the top and bottom, for many months. I've also switched back to a black background since this morning. Therfore, I think the image of the girl's face would benefit from a darker background.
So few people have told me this - I guess that's the reason I haven't done them like I used to (this wed, I'll be releasing a letterbox). Even though I started with letterboxes, really few people appreciate their beauty and dynamics when it comes to creating a link with the desktop and the person using it. Have you ever try to use a 1600x1200 letterbox and 'tile it' in a small desktop? (for example, in a 1024x768).
LOL. I enjoyed Xidius' rhetorical question as well. Didn't anybody else notice that Mandolux's desktops come with an installer? I must have been on crack. Just to avoid even the appearance of a misunderstanding, I obviously used the term "install" to indicate that I downloaded Mandolux's image and set it as my desktop in the System Preferences.
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give me a reason to change my desktop... no chavez needed here...
Originally posted by CubeDude
I've been rotating the photo's Apple uses on their site, but have stopped and now I just use this one.
I's a shame that shot isn't from the other side.... then you could see the great big NO WAR grafitti
Originally posted by Kenneth
Nice! Willing to share?
Sure.
http://homepage.mac.com/ryantann/.Public/sydney.jpg
Be warned, though, its 1600x1200, I think.
Originally posted by Defiant
c'mon mando!
give me a reason to change my desktop... no chavez needed here...
Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)? About coming with a killer desktop for you, I'm still in the process of 'whatthehellamIgoingtonext' kinda of setting.
Originally posted by /mandolux/
...just wondering, what do you think of this revise desktop:
It's excellent, mandolux! I just downloaded and installed it. Gotta love that dark-haired blue-eyed beauty. Off topic, how Swiss is your origin? (I'm 50 percent Swiss, the other half being French.) Maybe you should change your name to Mandolux, Original Swiss Formula, for marketing purposes.
Escher
Originally posted by /mandolux/
Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)? About coming with a killer desktop for you, I'm still in the process of 'whatthehellamIgoingtonext' kinda of setting.
Hero? That would be Wilhelm Tell. But I'm not really a 'big' fan of him, though what he did was great. Some Information about him:
http://www.picswiss.ch/hist-p2.html
http://www.infozentralschweiz.ch/wilhelmtell.htm
http://www.pauls.ch/bilder/tell.html
Originally posted by /mandolux/
...just wondering, what do you think of this revise desktop:
looks great! did you draw it yourself, or did you have a picture? just asking...
Originally posted by Escher
Off topic, how Swiss is your origin? (I'm 50 percent Swiss, the other half being French.) Maybe you should change your name to Mandolux, Original Swiss Formula, for marketing purposes.
uhm, escher, I believe that I am that person with swiss origins... ahem..because his question was directed at me...
...no swiss roots in my family.
...the desktop was inspired by an ad in a magazine.
...thank you so much for liking my desktop - any suggestions in how to improve it?
...It came with an installer? o_O -
\\m/
gracias mando.
Originally posted by Defiant
uhm, escher, I believe that I am that person with swiss origins... ahem..because his question was directed at me...
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
Originally posted by /mandolux/
no swiss roots in my family.
That's what I thought. Your roots seem to be (much) further West and South from Switzerland. Read an explanation of my temporary confusion above.
thank you so much for liking my desktop - any suggestions in how to improve it?
I prefer dark desktops (a) because the Dock shows better on a dark desktop and (b) because a dark desktop provides better contrast for usually bright white windows. Case in point, I used one of the desktops you made based on a picture of some ice, with horizontal black bands at the top and bottom, for many months. I've also switched back to a black background since this morning. Therfore, I think the image of the girl's face would benefit from a darker background.
Originally posted by Xidius
It came with an installer? o_O
LOL.
Escher
Originally posted by Escher
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
ahaaa!!! so häsch das gmeint gha...
Originally posted by /mandolux/
...Wilhelm Tell is a story. I was asking for a real hero, an actual person that inspires you? If I'm not mistaken, Wilhelm Tell is the story where Wilhelm shoots an apple on top of his son's head.
I'll look for one. You're not mistaken about the story.
Originally posted by Escher
Defiant: I know that you are Swiss. I've never questioned that. But when mandolux asked "Hey D, who is your hero (of Swiss origin)?", I thought he was asking with a "Who's your daddy?" kind of tone. I expected the answer to the rhetorical question to be "Mandolux is my hero (or daddy, if you want)!", because he makes fantastic desktops for us.
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I prefer dark desktops (a) because the Dock shows better on a dark desktop and (b) because a dark desktop provides better contrast for usually bright white windows. Case in point, I used one of the desktops you made based on a picture of some ice, with horizontal black bands at the top and bottom, for many months. I've also switched back to a black background since this morning. Therfore, I think the image of the girl's face would benefit from a darker background.
So few people have told me this - I guess that's the reason I haven't done them like I used to (this wed, I'll be releasing a letterbox). Even though I started with letterboxes, really few people appreciate their beauty and dynamics when it comes to creating a link with the desktop and the person using it. Have you ever try to use a 1600x1200 letterbox and 'tile it' in a small desktop? (for example, in a 1024x768).
LOL.
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Originally posted by serrano
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One of my favorites from:
Dead Dreamer
Blueflame
New month, new background.